(Encyclopedia) coherence, constant phase difference in two or more Waves over time. Two waves are said to be in phase if their crests and troughs meet at the same place at the same time, and the…
(Encyclopedia) Cleomenes ICleomenes Iklēŏmˈĭnēz [key], d. c.489 b.c., king of Sparta after 518 b.c. In accordance with Sparta's policy of helping oligarchies in other states at the expense of the…
(Encyclopedia) amenorrheaamenorrheaāmĕnˌərēˈa, əmĕnˌ– [key], cessation of menstruation. Primary amenorrhea is a delay in or a failure to start menstruation; secondary amenorrhea is an unexpected stop…
(Encyclopedia) internment, in international law, detention of the nationals or property of an enemy or a belligerent. A belligerent will intern enemy merchant ships or take them as prize, and a…
(Encyclopedia) Floyd, Carlisle (Carlisle Sessions Floyd, Jr.), 1926–, American composer, b. Latta, S.C., grad. Syracuse Univ. (B.A., 1946; M.A., 1949). His reputation rests on his operas, for which…
(Encyclopedia) bail, in law, procurement of release from prison of a person awaiting trial or an appeal, by the deposit of security to insure his submission at the required time to legal authority.…
(Encyclopedia) pharmacopoeia or pharmocopeiapharmocopeiafärˌməkəpēˈə [key], authoritative publication designating the properties, action, use, dosage, and standards of strength and purity of drugs.…
(Encyclopedia) Bradley, Bill (William Warren Bradley), 1943–, American athlete and politician, b. Crystal City, Mo. He first gained wide attention as an All-America basketball player at Princeton.…
(Encyclopedia) Castiglione, Baldassare, ConteCastiglione, Baldassare, Contebäldäs-säˈrā kōnˈtā kästēlyōˈnā [key], 1478–1529, Italian soldier, author, and statesman attached to the court of the duke…
(Encyclopedia) Southcott, JoannaSouthcott, Joannasouthˈkət [key], 1750–1814, English religious visionary. Uneducated, even illiterate, she spent her earlier years in domestic service. She began c.…
